“Die, White Robe Star Venerate! Your defeat is because you were flaunting your power too brazenly!” the Black-robed Assassin sneered. “I once assassinated a Six-rotation Star Venerate Realm expert, and even he didn't boast as much as you. But you’ll soon be joining him.”
As his voice fell, Lu Xuan remained utterly still, completely unreactive.
The Black-robed Assassin scoffed, but in the next instant, he froze. “CRACK!” The short blade in his hand shattered instantly, exploding into countless fragments! Myriad Laws Immunity!
Witnessing this, the onlookers in the distance were stunned. “What just happened?” they wondered. “That was an assassination from a Five-rotation Star Venerate! Is the White Robe Star Venerate’s physical body truly that formidable?”
Just then, Lu Xuan slowly turned his head. “An ambush?” The Black-robed Assassin froze, then his instincts screamed, and he tried to retreat with explosive speed. He finally understood: this man hadn't failed to react; he simply hadn't deemed him worthy of attention! The White Robe Star Venerate’s cultivation was clearly far, far beyond his own!
But with a flick of Lu Xuan’s sleeve, the assassin was instantly suppressed in place. And on Chen Changsheng’s side, an assassin targeting him suddenly found a short blade inexplicably embedded in his forehead, dying without a sound.
The onlookers were utterly dumbfounded. “What? When did that happen?” It was too fast! But then they realized: the ‘battle’ around the White Robe Star Venerate had been so captivating, they’d missed the other one entirely.
The Black-robed Assassin, his face contorted in a ferocious snarl, hissed, “You’re playing the pig to eat the tiger!”
Lu Xuan scoffed. With a casual flick of his right hand, he uttered, “Explode!” BOOM! The Black-robed Assassin’s body erupted uncontrollably in the void, blood splattering like a magnificent firework. Instant annihilation!
A deathly silence descended upon the world. Holy Lord Yan Liangchou was utterly dumbfounded. He had never imagined the White Robe Star Venerate could be this powerful! A cold dread washed over him, a profound relief that he hadn't directly provoked Lu Xuan earlier. He would have been instantly annihilated!
Factions across the Fourth Star Ring were left speechless. The White Robe Star Venerate was simply too powerful! Among the stunned crowd, the Sect Masters of the Yanwu Sect Branch and the Eerie Sect Branch exchanged grave looks. “We were incredibly fortunate not to have provoked this White Robe Supreme before!” one muttered, “This man is utterly terrifying!”
The Qianhuan Sect Master added, “The White Robe Star Venerate is far too cunning! He clearly didn’t need to retreat after the massacre in Cloud City. By feigning weakness, he only fueled Cloudrise Holy Land’s overconfidence.”
Suddenly, a furious roar, like thunder, echoed through the void. “Enough!”
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! General Pei Yuan, leading thousands of Tianchen Army soldiers, burst forth from the shadows. Dozens of Star Venerate Realm auras surged like a cosmic tide, their terrifying, crushing pressure instantly suppressing the fierce battle Ji Fuyao and her three junior siblings were waging.
This was the true might of Star Venerate Realm experts! At this very moment, everyone present, from the Cloudrise Holy Land forces to the distant onlookers, felt the terrifying power of these high-rotation Star Venerates. It was as if a single thought from them could instantly wipe out everyone on the battlefield!
Pei Yuan, clad in heavy armor, a Spirit Sword hanging at his waist, exuded immense pressure. His face grim, he stared down at Lu Xuan. At this critical juncture, he had to intervene! Otherwise, the entire Cloudrise Guard would be butchered. And with two Five-rotation Star Venerate assassins having just failed, it was clear this man required his personal attention! Pei Yuan absolutely refused to fail this mission. He had sworn a solemn military pledge! In his entire life, he had never known defeat; his undefeated golden body could not be shattered!
With that thought, Pei Yuan drew the Spirit Sword from his waist. With a sweeping slash, he roared, “Kill! The White Robe Star Venerate is mine! You all go annihilate his five disciples!”
BOOM! Pei Yuan and several of his elite guards swiftly charged at Lu Xuan. The weakest among them were Six-rotation Star Venerate Realm experts!
Chen Changsheng slowly retreated to an extremely distant place.
Lu Xuan looked into the distance and scoffed, “Trying to bully my disciples for all these years?” With a flick of his sleeve, a terrifying surge of Lu Xuan’s Rule Power shot towards Ji Fuyao and her three junior siblings. Under this Rule Power, the Tianchen Army’s strength was instantly weakened! Mysterious energy, like shimmering threads of starlight, coiled around the soldiers. They desperately unleashed every cultivation technique and secret art they possessed to resist. But it was useless! Utterly useless! Lu Xuan’s power was simply irresistible!
A black-robed man cried out, “General Pei Yuan, our cultivation has been restricted!” BOOM! The Tianchen Army’s cultivation was relentlessly suppressed. The strongest among them instantly plummeted to the Two-rotation Star Venerate Realm!
Ye Chen glanced at Ji Fuyao and said, “Senior Sister, kill!”
Ji Fuyao tilted her snow-white neck slightly and nodded.
Instantly, Ye Chen and the other three charged forward! Master had sealed these enemies’ cultivation to a maximum of Two-rotation Star Venerate Realm—a perfect training opportunity! Still, an army of thousands was no small challenge. In an instant, murderous intent erupted across the battlefield!
Meanwhile, General Pei Yuan, with his five personal guards, bore down on Lu Xuan. He observed the Tianchen Army’s battlefield, noting his subordinates’ weakened strength, but felt no alarm. In his mind, this was a good omen! The White Robe Star Venerate must have expended a tremendous amount of energy to achieve such a feat. His chances of eliminating this man were now even greater!
Moments later, each of the five personal guards drew a Spirit Sword. Their forms blurred, swiftly arranging themselves into a formidable Sword Array! “Let me show you the true foundation of my Tianchen Empire!” Pei Yuan declared, his voice booming with pride.
Pei Yuan, at the heart of the Sword Array, launched himself directly at Lu Xuan. Instantly, chilling sword qi erupted like a cosmic storm, a vast, white torrent surging through the Star Sea, churning this corner of the world until the void itself seemed on the verge of tearing apart. As Star Venerate Realm experts, they commanded Starry Sky Power, continuously condensing this cosmic might into sword qi that coalesced into a colossal Spirit Sword phantom, slashing down at Lu Xuan like a celestial river!
Lu Xuan said indifferently, “If this is the foundation of your Tianchen Empire, then your Tianchen Empire deserves to be annihilated!”
With an utterly unbothered, ‘old god is here’ expression, he stood rooted in the starry sky, watching the colossal Spirit Sword plunge towards him like a bolt of lightning, yet he remained completely still. Ten thousand zhang! Eight thousand zhang! ... One thousand zhang! Only when the Spirit Sword phantom was directly above Lu Xuan’s head, and a terrifying gale of sword intent threatened to rip him apart, did Lu Xuan casually extend a single finger and point it at the phantom.
In that instant, the colossal Spirit Sword phantom began to shatter! “CRACK! CRACK!” All the sword qi turned chaotic, and annihilating energy pulsed outwards. BOOM! Terrifying fluctuations, like an ocean overturning, cascaded through space, illuminating the entire starry sky with blinding, scorching light!
General Pei Yuan and his guards instantly coughed up mouthfuls of essence blood. PFFT! PFFT! PFFT! Their Sword Array shattered into oblivion, and their bodies were flung tens of thousands of zhang away, crashing heavily into the starry void. Pei Yuan’s face was a mask of utter disbelief. “How is this possible... How could this be?”